We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

We couldn’t get enough before so we ‘re here to give you MORE! Come be a drag with us every Thursday in the Gladstone Melody Bar for the live screening of season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race ALL STARS (and Untucked afterwards).

Show starts at 8pm (we will fill up!) so get here early for tasty eats, cheap libations and fabulous banter from your dazzling hosts Allysin Chaynes and Champagna Enemea, featuring the House of Filth.

There will be drink specials throughout the evening. Bring your fiercest friends (and a little bit of old-fashioned shade too). Your favourite west end viewing party is baaaaaack and better then ever!

Jenalle and Remco are an impossibly cool couple who call Queen West home. When it came to planning the most important details of their wedding, they didn’t stray far from their place. Jenalle’s beautiful dress is from the inspirational bridal concept store Loversland on Ossington. In fact, she was their very first customer. Loversland caters to brides and grooms who want to take a laid-back and meaningful approach to their special day. We couldn’t agree more with this philosophy.

We talked to the bride to learn more about her wedding and the decision to avoid banquet halls and stuffy bridal shops and keep it in the ‘hood. Spoiler alert: it totally paid off.

How did you guys meet?We met through our mutual friend, Lodewijk. Him and Remco are both from the Netherlands and had moved to North America for new adventures. Remco was living in California when we met in 2011, and was visiting Lodevijc in Toronto. Our first hangout was at Pour Boy pub.

How did you know your dress from Loversland was the one?I’m a pretty down-to-earth person, and found many of my bridal experiences didn’t understand me or the vibe I imagined for our wedding. We wanted a minimalist wedding, and weren’t doing a lot of the normal traditions (formal ceremony, bridal party, etc). For me, having a wedding was a celebration of my marriage, not the fulfillment of a childhood bridal dream. Loversland was the first experience I had that truly understood that vision, and had gowns that felt fashionable and cool – not like a “bridal costume”. I felt really happy and satisfied when I found my dress, but it wasn’t an emotional experience necessarily, and the staff were totally cool with that–no tissues were prepared.

Why did you choose the Gladstone for your venue?

Above all, it’s a gorgeous space. We love the historic nature of the building mixed with the creativity of the art spaces and the rooms. The Gladstone was an ‘all-in-one’ stop shop that handled the details for us. There were minimal ‘surprises’ in terms of additional fees.

Was there a special detail from your wedding planning that totally paid off?

Yes! Being from the Netherlands, Remco thought it would be great to serve Dutch snacks later on in the evening. We found BorrelTO, a local caterer in Toronto who makes traditional Dutch snacks from scratch. He made us “bitterballen”, which is basically a small meat croquette that you serve with mayonnaise and Dijon mustard. They were a huge hit, and was a great tip of the hat to the Netherlands and our Dutch guests. Another special detail: Remco wanted to give each guest something special (but functional). He does handmade leather work, so he made leather key chains with each guests name engraved into the leather. It was a perfect personalized touch that helped make the wedding “ours”.

Did you stay in the hotel on your wedding night? How did you spend your first day as husband and wife?We did! We stayed in the Canadiana, which is my favourite room at the Gladstone. We spent the day after lounging in Trinity Bellwoods Park with friends from out of town, then all went back to our house and cooked spaghetti Bolognese together. It was a great day.

You found your dress and venue in Toronto’s west end. What do you love about the neighbourhood and why did you stick to Queen West?

We live in Queen West, and love the eclectic vibe it has. You can pretty much find anything you need/want, and there’s always something exciting going on. The energy of everyone around is always great. Our place is a few doors down from the Gladstone, so it sort of feels like home in a way.

Getting married? Join us on Sunday April 17th to shop and plan your wedding at The Wedding Co. Spring Event at the Gladstone Hotel to meet some of Toronto’s most impressive vendors including our talented event planners.

If you’re interested in learning more about having your wedding at the Gladstone, click here for more details!

Did you ever wonder what happened to little Danny from The Shining? I’ve often thought about how messed up he would be after all that went down. Can you ever ride a big wheel or meet twins without your heart racing?

36 years after the original novel came out, we are finally treated to a follow-up by Stephen King! The new novel, Doctor Sleep, treats us to some insights into little Danny post Overlook Hotel trauma and his adult life as he meets a 12 year-old girl with a spectacular gift.

In honour of our REDRUM Halloween Party on Nov 1st (featuring The Daft Punk Tribute), we have been given some copies of the new book that we’ll be giving away, as well as some Doctor Sleep sleep masks! Every hotel package will now include a sleep mask, and we’ll do a draw to see which rooms will get a book. We’ll also be doing some social media giveaways so make sure you follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook so you don’t miss out!

Huge thanks to the folks over at Simon & Schuster Canada for the gifts and helping us make our Shining themed Halloween even better!